In June 2013, Starz announced it had picked up the series for a 16-episode order,Outlander Season 2 DVD and production started in October 2013.Outlander Season 2 The network renewed the series for a second season of at least 13 episodes on August 15, 2014,Outlander Season 2 DVD after only the pilot had aired. Gabaldon is a paid consultant on the series.Creator and executive producer Moore said of the pilot episode, "There's a lot of things we did in the first 30 to 40 minutes that aren't in the book or are compilations of things that happened in the book." Outlander Season 2 He also emphasized that he did not want to present the time-travel elements in a traditional special effects-laden science fiction manner.